Apparatus And Method For A Simplified Menu Screen In Handheld Wireless Devices

ABSTRACT

A simplified menu screen for a handheld mobile wireless device with a display/touch screen that provides for and displays an initial menu, a simplified menu in lieu of an original menu screen, on the display screen when the device is first activated, the simplified menu displays only up to five menu selection choices and thereby simplifies the initial menu screen and minimizes the complexity of the initial screen and a desired menu selection there from. A part of the simplified menu screen is used for live feed minimizing the number of steps required to access display of data relevant to a user.

CROSS REFERENCE

This application claims priority from U.S. application Ser. No.14/044,697, filed Oct. 2, 2013, titled “Apparatus and Method for aSimplified Menu Screen in Handheld Mobile Wireless Devices,” whichclaims priority from U.S. Application No. 61/869,662, filed Aug. 24,2013, titled “Apparatus and Method for a Simplified Menu Screen inHandheld Mobile Wireless Devices,” which applications are incorporatedherein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

A simplified menu screen for a handheld mobile wireless device with adisplay/touch screen displays an initial menu, a simplified menu in lieuof an original menu screen, when the device is first activated. Thesimplified menu displays a simplified initial menu screen that minimizesthe complexity of the menu screen and a desired menu selection therefrom.

BACKGROUND

There are now-a-days many electronic devices with limited size displayscreens that are in the categories of smart phones and tablet computers.These devices have limited size display screen relative to personalcomputers of either laptop or desktop size. These devices are handheldmobile wireless devices with touch screens.

Given that these devices have limited size screens as well as have touchscreens, display and selection there from by touch of a menu choiceamong a large number of menu choices displayed on the limited sizescreen presents a unique challenge for the users of the device.

Hence, for these devices with limited size screens, selection of a menuchoice on the go, while the device is being held in the hand, presentsissue of easy and quick menu selection that likely creates mental stressor strain in being able to easily and quickly identify and select a menuchoice.

It is the objective of the embodiments herein to provide for improvedmenu display screen for these handheld devices, be they smart phones orhandheld tablet computers that improve display of menus and selection ofa menu choice there from.

SUMMARY

The embodiments relate to improvements in display and selection therefrom of items on a menu displayed on handheld mobile wireless devices.These improvements also relate to improvements in man machine interfacebetween a device user and the device based on how users use thesedevices.

Prior art FIG. 1 , for a device 10 with a display screen 12, showsdisplay of a menu screen 14 when the device 10 equipped with a displayscreen 12 is turned on by swiping the locked screen 13.

The menu screen 14 displays a large number of choices of menu items thatrequire a user to select one from a device display while the device isbeing held in the hand. It is believed, this creates problems of mentalstrain or concentration caused by the complexity of the menu for havingdisplayed so many choices to select a choice there from.

The embodiments described herein provide for a simplified menu screenfor a handheld mobile wireless device with a display/touch screen thathas a menu function resident in the device that displays an initialmenu, a simplified menu in lieu of an original menu screen, on thedisplay screen when the device is first activated. The simplified menudisplays preferably only three or up to five menu selection choices.

The embodiments described herein also proved for an improved man machineinterface by providing display of desired data content in the form of alive feed on the display screen with a minimum of user actions.

A menu function maintains data in a memory of the device that supports aselection of only the three menu and up to five choices that is based oneither a highest average number of selections of these specific menuchoices in a general population or a highest average number ofselections of these specific menu choices by a device user. Therebysimplifying the initial menu screen and minimizing the complexity of theinitial screen and a desired menu selection there from.

Optionally, the menu function enables a part of the display screen spaceto be set aside and used for displays with changing/live content. Suchlive content may include one or more of a date/time, weather, live eventvideo, live news feed, and live stock data. A swipe touch canalternatively display either the simplified menu or the original menuproviding a user a visually simplified flexibility in selecting a menuicon choice.

These and other aspects of the embodiments herein are further describedin detail with the help of the accompanying drawings and thedescription, where similar number are used to identify similar featuresof the embodiments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Some of the novel features of the embodiments will be best understoodfrom the accompanying drawings, taken in conjunction with theaccompanying description, in which similar reference characters refer tosimilar parts, and in which:

FIG. 1 is a prior art display of menus on handheld electronic devicessuch as a tablet computer and a smart phone.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are simplified illustrations for a display of simplifiedmenu screen for a handheld electronic device such as a tablet computerand a smart phone.

FIG. 3 is a function diagram that illustrates features of a preferredembodiment of a display of simplified menu screen for handheldelectronic devices such as a tablet computer and a smart phone.

FIG. 4 is a functional diagram for a simplified illustration of afunction for display of simplified menu screen for handheld electronicdevices such as a tablet computer and a smart phone.

FIG. 5A is a method diagram for a display of simplified menu screen forhandheld electronic devices such as a tablet computer and a smart phone.

FIG. 5B is a data table that supports display of simplified menu screenfor handheld electronic devices such as a tablet computer and a smartphone.

FIG. 5C is a functional diagram for a display of simplified menu screenfor handheld electronic devices such as a tablet computer and a smartphone.

FIG. 6A is a functional diagram for display of live feeds for thesimplified menu screen for handheld electronic devices such as a tabletcomputer and a smart phone.

FIG. 6B is a functional diagram for a selection of live feeds for thesimplified menu screen for handheld electronic devices such as a tabletcomputer and a smart phone.

DESCRIPTION Introduction

As illustrated in prior art FIG. 1 , in a traditional menu screen suchas for iPhone®, up to 20 menu choices may be arranged in a 4 by 5 gridof menu icons and if the selection choices exceed 20, they are displayedin an another display screen.

It is believed that showing so many menu choices in a small displayscreen that requires the user to review the displayed choices and thenselect one choice from these choices, presents a man-machine interfaceproblem.

In a desktop and laptop computing devices, these devices are propped ona stationary platform or table and have bigger display screens, thisproblem of man-machine interface would not exist. In contrast, thehandheld devices generally also known as smart phones, when the deviceis handheld, a user may be moving around. When the device is handheldand user may be moving around, it may be difficult to select a menuchoice from so many menu choices from a small screen.

The man-machine interface problem that is identified is that a user hasto mentally comprehend the complexity of the menu screen and then haveto select one choice from a large number of menu icons. Further, a menuscreen requires a selection step to select an app to access specifieddata to be viewed. It is believed, this creates an additional complexityrequiring an extra step for the use of the handheld devices.

Therefore, it is the objective of the embodiments herein is to simplifythe menu screen to make it easier for the menu choices to be quicklyunderstood and to be quickly selected.

It is believed that in the way humans operate that the initial set ofmenu choices be limited in number not to exceed five. Further, it is theobjective to minimize the number of actions and or steps that a userwould have to perform to access desired applications or their data.

To address the man machine interface issues as highlighted above, asimplified menu screen is described herein. As illustrated with the helpof FIGS. 2A and 2B, for a handheld mobile wireless device 10 withdisplay/touch screen 12, a menu function operating in the deviceprovides for and has a simplified menu screen 16.

The simplified menu screen 16 preferably provides for display of only upto five menu selection choices. These menu selection choices may bedisplayed in two groups as a group of three choices 20A and as a groupof two choices 20B.

In some embodiments there may be only menu choice group 20A thuslimiting the menu choices to only three in this simplified menu screen16.

These menu choices either group 20A or both groups 20A and 20B may bedisplayed either on the top half, space A, of the display screen 12 orthe bottom half space B of the display screen 12.

Since the number of menu choices is limited to 3 or 5 the display spaceA may display them with either in bigger size and or spaced apart fromeach other making them easier to be discerned and selection there fromto be made quickly.

There may be up to five such menu choices, even though three choices arepreferred. It is believed, that having three choices provides for aneasy comprehension of the choices and thus enable faster selection ascompared to having a very large number of choices as in the originalmenu screen 14 which makes it difficult for some people to read,comprehend and identify the choice they want to select.

Having fewer choices such as three also provides for large menu choiceicons on the limited size of the screens that also makes comprehensionof choices quicker and easier. That, having as the first or the initiallayer of the menu screen with three or up to a maximum of display offive choices improves the man machine interface in such devices.

With reference to FIG. 3 , the original menu screen 14 is stillavailable to a user but is provided as a secondary screen layer behindthe initial or the simplified menu screen 16 layer of menu choices. Itis believed that for most people, the selection from three or up to fivechoices is easier mentally and visually on the limited size screens.

As illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B, limiting the menu choice to threeitems on the display screen in space A also provides for a part of thedisplay screen 12 as space B to be used as a live data display space 18.

Based on the way people use such devices, they are interested in a fewitems of interest for them that may be considered live updated on theweb. These may include sports results, date/time, weather, eventreminders, live video, stock updates, or news feed etc. Therefore,additionally and optionally the display screen 12 also provides fordisplay of a live data feed screen space 18.

As illustrated in FIG. 2B, the display space 18 may allow for selectionof up to three live feed spaces 19. A user may be allowed optionalselection of which of these many choices of live data, among thosedisplayed in space 1, space 2, and space 3 he/she may be interested in.

Depending on the size of the space 18, multiple such live data may bedisplayed in up to three spaces 19. Further the size of the space 18 maybe adjusted to suit individual preferences and the size of the screen.These live feed space 18 features are further illustrated later hereinwith the help of FIGS. 6A and 6B.

As illustrated in FIG. 2B, as a simplified illustration, a user mayposition the three to five menu icons on the top half of the screen inSpace A and use the bottom half of the screen Space B for space 18 fordisplay of live and or changing data. Such live or changing data feedmay be created in the device itself or be received from an externalsource over the wireless network such as web server on the Internet.

It is believed, using the display screen space as above provides formost users an easier man machine interface with the device for the typesof things they are interested in doing for most of the time with suchdevices.

The selection of the three or up to five maximum menu icons may becustomized to individual users. As a simplified illustration, for aspecific device user, if the use of the device is for camera function, acamera selection icon may be one of these three or up to five such menuchoices. As a simplified illustration, for a specific device user, ifthe use of the device is for making a voice call, a call selection iconmay be one of these three or up to five such menu choices.

As later described, a heuristic logic may be used to determine whichthree or five menu choices may be displayed on the simplified screen 16among all the possible choices from the original screen 14, that maynumber in twenty plus.

As illustrated in FIG. 3 , view 22 shows the locked screen of device 10.View 24 shows the simplified menu screen 16 when the locked screen isunlocked. View 26 shows the original menu screen 14, when the simplifiedscreen 16 is swiped with a finger. Thus the original menu screen 14 maybe easily accessed from the simplified menu 16 by a finger swipe. In thesame way the simplified menu 16 may again be accessed by the swipe inthe reverse direction from the original menu 14.

These and other aspects of the embodiments herein are described indetail where the headings are provided for reader convenience.

Menu Function 30

The device 10 has a menu function 30 that is illustrated with the helpof FIGS. 4, 5A, 5B, 5C, 6A and 6B. A device such as device 10 has anoperating system. The menu function 30 may be advantageously implementedas a part of the device operating system, as a device operating systemis responsible for managing the display of menu screens.

As illustrated in FIG. 4 , a menu function 30 is shown. The function 30receives inputs 33 of, device status, menu screen selection, and menuitem selection and outputs 37 the selection of either the simplifiedmenu screen 16 or the original menu screen 14 to be displayed on thedevice 10.

The menu function 30 has the sub-functions of, (i) select menu fordisplay and (ii) update menu icon selection table 32. The function 30interfaces with device memory 34 and a table 32 maintained therein.

As illustrated with the help of FIGS. 4 , the function 30 maintains datain a memory 32 of the device related to and that support a selection ofonly the three menu choices that is based on either a highest averagenumber of selections of these specific menu choices in a generalpopulation or a highest average number of selections of these specificmenu choices by a device user, thereby simplifying the initial menuscreen and minimizing the complexity of the initial screen and a desiredmenu selection there from.

As illustrated with the help of FIG. 4 the device has a menu function 30resident in the device that displays an initial menu 16, a simplifiedmenu 16 in lieu of an original menu screen 14, on the display screen 12when the device is first activated, the simplified menu 16 displays onlythree menu selection choices 20.

With reference to FIG. 5A, the method steps for the menu function 30 areillustrated. The table 32 used with the menu function 30 is asillustrated in FIG. 5B.

Method for Menu Function 30

-   -   At step 102, detect device status on    -   At step 104, read menu selection data table 32 and select first        three/five choices with highest average selections    -   At step 106, display simplified menu screen 16 with these        choices in display space A.    -   At step 108, display/activate live feed data in display space B.    -   At step 110, detect swipe touch on display screen 12    -   At step 112, display original menu screen 14    -   At step 114, detect selection of a menu item from either        original menu screen 14 or the simplified menu screen 16    -   At step 116, update menu selection frequency data in table 32    -   At step 118, sort the frequency of selections with highest        number in descending order As illustrated in FIG. 5B, table 32        has a list 39 of different menu icons along with their frequency        of use 41. There are two different frequencies of use, one for        the device user 41A and the other for the general population        41B.

The table 32 maintains the frequency of section data of the various menuchoices. Initially when the device is newly used, it may not have suchdata and in lieu of such data 41A from the user's own selections, ageneralized population data 41B may be used. Over time the device useruse 41A profile is populated and that data may be used. Alternatively,the user may be given an option to select the three or up to five menuchoices, they use the most.

As shown in a simplified illustration, in FIG. 5C, the menu function 30updates the count of a menu selection in the table 32 for the userselection each time a user selects a menu choice from the list of menuselection. The menu function 30 has a user interface 35.

The menu function 30 performs the sub-functions of (i) receive userselection of menu choice, (ii) update menu count in table 32, (iii)determine highest three or five choices, and (iv) display on simplifiedmenu.

The function 30 enables a part of the display screen 18 that displayschanging/live content to include one or more of a date/time, weather,live event video, live news feed, and live stock data.

The function 30 provides for a swipe touch on any other part of thedisplay screen displays the entire original menu of choices 14. Asillustrated in FIG. 4 , alternatively, the function 30 provides for aswipe touch on any part of the display screen displays the entireoriginal menu of choices 14.

Yet also alternatively, the function provides for a swipe touch on anypart of the display screen toggles the display between the simplifiedmenu 16 and original menu 14 of choices.

FIG. 6A illustrates that the device memory 34 has memory space forstorage of live content 36. This memory 36 is partitioned into threespaces A, B and C, enabling up to three different live feed data bestored.

As illustrated with the help of FIG. 6B, is a live feed selectionfunction 42. The function 42 has a user interface 40 that enables a userto select these live feeds. The user may select one or two or three livefeeds and decide on the order in which they are displayed in space 18.The live feed/data that is displayed on the part of the display screenhas been pre-identified by or for a device user.

A live feed selection function 42 has the sub-functions of, (i) Make alist of feed, (ii) Access the list of feeds, (iii) Select feed A, (iv)Select feed B, (v) Select feed C, and (vi) Activate For Display

Up to half of the display screen space is used for the live feed/datathat is displayed on the part of the display screen has beenpre-identified for a device user. The live feed display space ispartitioned into multiple partitions that enable more than one live feedto be displayed at the same time in the display space.

In an embodiment, a display screen for a handheld mobile wireless devicewith a display/touch feature has a menu function resident in the devicethat displays on the device on the device being unlocked, an initialmenu, a simplified menu in lieu of an original menu screen, on thedisplay screen when the device is first activated, the simplified menudisplays only up to five menu selection choices. The function enables apart of the display screen space that displays changing/live content toinclude one or more of a date/time, weather, live event video, live newsfeed, and live stock data. The number of menu choices on the simplifiedscreen may be up to five in number.

Mode of Use

In one mode of use, when a user unlocks a locked screen of device 10,he/she sees simplified menu screen 16 with screen space 18, with thelive content that he she may be interested, as had been pre-selected.That is, with a single action of unlocking the screen, the user isimmediately exposed to the display of live data of interest to the user.The user then may be satisfied and the device goes back into the lockedstate.

In another mode of use, when a user unlocks a locked screen of device10, he/she sees simplified menu screen 16 with screen space 18, with thelive content that he she may be interested, as had been pre-selected.User then selects a menu choice from the three choices being displayed.These three choices are the one frequently used by the user and it ishighly likely that he/she would select one of these menu choices. Thatis, a user without a mental strain to identify a choice from a complexmenu with a large number of choices would find it easier to select achoice with a bigger icon displays.

In yet another mode of use, when a user unlocks a locked screen ofdevice 10, he/she sees simplified menu screen 16 with screen space 18,with the live content that he she may be interested, as had beenpre-selected. User then wants to select a menu icon and does not findthat icon choice among the three menu choices of the simplified menuscreen. User then swipes a finger and sees displayed the original menuscreen with all the menu choices being displayed. The user then makes amenu choice selection from this menu.

Each time a user makes a menu item selection, the selection count forthat menu is incremented in table 32. Each time the screen is unlocked,the current highest used three menu choices are displayed on thesimplified screen.

It is believed, with the features of man machine interface of theembodiments described herein, a user would access the data orapplication that he/she may desire in fewer steps then that prior artaffords as well as remove unnecessary clutter from the display screen.

Simplicity of what is displayed on a display screen is a desirablefeature. That is one reason; Google search screen does not clutter themain display screen with advertisements like so many other web pages do.

Therefore, it is believed, that users would find the simplicity andergonomic value of the embodiments of menu screen described hereinhighly desirable.

The technology underlying operating system functions and softwaretechnology that supports creation and display of menus and live feedspace on mobile wireless devices is in itself considered prior art andis widely used in the industry.

A handheld mobile wireless device has a mobile wireless device with adisplay/touch screen. A menu function resident in the memory of thedevice and operating in a CPU of the device displays as an initial menu,a simplified menu in lieu of an original menu screen, on the displayscreen when the device is first activated, the simplified menu displaysonly up to five menu selection choices, thereby simplifying a complexityof the original menu screen and a desired menu selection there from.

The menu function maintains data in the memory of the device related toand that support a selection of only the up to five menu choices that isbased on either a highest average number of selections of these specificmenu choices in a general population or a highest average number ofselections of these specific menu choices by a device user.

The menu function uses a part of the display screen, not used fordisplaying menu icons, for display of changing/live content to includeone or more of a date/time, weather, live event video, live news feed,and live stock data. The up to five menu icons that are displayed arearranged in two groups of menu icons, one group with three menu iconsand another group with two menu icons. The two groups of menu icons aredisplayed either in a vertical orientation or in a horizontalorientation on the display screen of the device. A swipe touch on anypart of the display screen toggles the display between the simplifiedmenu and the original menu of choices.

Method of Operation

A method for a simplified menu screen has the following steps where allthe steps may not be used or used in the order specified:

-   -   a. using a mobile wireless device with a display/touch screen;    -   b. having a menu function resident in the device displaying an        initial menu, a simplified menu, in lieu of an original menu        screen on the display screen when the device is first activated,        the simplified menu displaying only three menu selection        choices;    -   c. maintaining the function data in a memory of the device        related to and that support a selection of only the three menu        choices that is based on either a highest average number of        selections of these specific menu choices in a general        population or a highest average number of selections of these        specific menu choices by a device user, thereby simplifying the        initial menu screen and minimizing the complexity of the initial        screen and a desired menu selection there from;    -   d. enabling by the function on a part of the display screen        displays with changing/live content to include one or more of a        date/time, weather, live event video, live news feed, and live        stock data.    -   e. displaying the entire original menu of choices on a touch on        any other part of the display screen.    -   f. displaying the entire original menu of choices on a        swipe-touch on any part of the display screen.    -   g. toggling the display between the simplified menu and original        menu of choices on a swipe touch on any part of the display        screen.

A method for a simplified menu screen for a handheld mobile wirelessdevice, where all the steps may not be used or used in the order has thesteps:

-   -   a. enabling use a mobile wireless device with a display/touch        screen and having a menu function resident in the device;    -   b. displaying, by the menu function, an initial menu, a        simplified menu, in lieu of an original menu screen on the        display screen when the device is first activated, the        simplified menu displaying only up to five menu selection        choices, thereby simplifying the initial menu screen and        minimizing the complexity of the initial menu screen and a        desired menu selection there from.    -   c. maintaining by the menu function, data in a memory of the        device related to and that support a selection of only the up to        five menu choices that is based on either a highest average        number of selections of these specific menu choices in a general        population or a highest average number of selections of these        specific menu choices by a device user.    -   d. displaying by the menu function on a part of the display        screen, not used for display of menu icons, displays with        changing/live content to include one or more of a date/time,        weather, live event video, live news feed, and live stock data.    -   e. displaying the up to five menu icons arranged in two groups        of, a group of three icons and a group of two menu icons;    -   f. displaying the two groups of menu icons, in either a vertical        orientation or in a horizontal orientation.    -   g. toggling the display between the simplified menu and the        original menu of choices on a swipe-touch on any part of the        display screen.

A display screen for a handheld mobile wireless device with adisplay/touch feature has a menu function resident in the device thatdisplays on the device on the device being unlocked, an initial menu, asimplified menu in lieu of an original menu screen, on the displayscreen when the device is first activated, the simplified menu displaysonly up to five menu selection choices. The menu function uses a part ofthe display screen space as a live feed display space for displaying achanging/live content to include one or more of a date/time, weather,live event video, live news feed, and live stock data.

A swipe touch on any part of the display screen toggles the displaybetween the initial menu screen and an original menu of choices screen.

The live feed/data that is displayed on the part of the display screenhas been pre-identified for a device user. Substantially half of thedisplay screen space is used for the display of the live feed/data thatis displayed on the part of the display screen has been pre-identifiedfor a device user.

The live feed display space is partitioned into multiple spaces thatenable more than one live feed to be displayed at the same time in thelive feed display space.

A handheld mobile wireless device with a display screen and a touchscreen has a menu function operating in the device as part of a deviceoperating system in a hardware processor of the device, after the deviceis powered on, displays an initial menu display screen, the initial menudisplay provides for the display of at least two different displayspaces, a display space A and a display space B. The display space Adisplays a limited number of menu icons and the display space B displaysa changing and live digital content, whether the content is pre-storedin the device itself or received live in the device from a wirelessnetwork.

The spaces A and B each occupy substantially half of the display screen.The space A displays a maximum number of menu icons not to exceed six innumber. The space B displays a plurality of live feeds not to exceedthree in number. A swipe touch on any part of the display screen togglesthe display between the initial menu screen and an original menu ofchoices screen.

In summary, the preferred embodiments are on a simplified menu screen 16for a mobile handheld wireless device making it easier to navigatecomplexity of original menu screen 14 with a large number of menuchoices as in prior art. Further the simplified menu screen 16 alsodisplays a live data feed space 18 that makes it highly convenient toquickly view data such as sports results, news feed, date/time etc.

While the particular invention, as illustrated herein and disclosed indetail is fully capable of obtaining the objective and providing theadvantages herein before stated, it is to be understood that it ismerely illustrative of the presently preferred embodiments of theinvention and that no limitations are intended to the details ofconstruction or design herein shown other than as described in theappended claims.

1. A method for a man-machine interface in handheld mobile computing andcommunication devices having a display screen, comprising the steps of:providing a handheld mobile device, having a CPU, a memory, wirelessconnectivity, an operating system, a display screen, and a menu functionstored in the memory and operating in the CPU, wherein providing by themenu function a human-factor driven man-machine interface; creating andmaintaining by the menu function in the memory (i) a frequency of use oficon selections, (ii) identification of live digital content, and (iii)original menu screen icons; partitioning, by the menu function, thedisplay screen, into multiple display areas, wherein providing in afirst display area, the display of selection icons to include thoseicons ranked highest in frequency of use based on a prior history of useof those icons by the user; providing in a second display area, displayof live digital content; and providing a display of icons for handheldmobile device operation.
 2. The method of claim 1, further comprisingthe steps of: positioning the multiple display areas on the displayscreen in an order of priority based on user settings.
 3. The method ofclaim 1, further comprising the steps of: including in the live digitalcontent, one or more of, sports results, weather, event reminders, livevideo, stock updates, or news feed.
 4. The method of claim 3, furthercomprising the steps of: allocating substantially half of the displayscreen to the display of live digital content.
 5. The method of claim 1,further comprising the steps of: including in the handheld mobile deviceoperation, one or more icons for a camera and a call selection.
 6. Themethod of claim 1, wherein: the display of selection icons to includethose icons ranked highest in frequency of use based on a prior historyof use of those icons by users or a mobile device user.
 7. The method ofclaim 1, further comprising the steps of: structuring the display of theicons in two groups and limiting the number of display of icons to fitin the first display area.
 8. The method of claim 1, further comprisingthe steps of: adjusting size of the display areas for individualpreferences based on the size of the display screen.
 9. The method ofclaim 1, further comprising the steps of: generating a list of livedigital content feeds and displaying the list of live digital contentfeeds.
 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying originalmenu screen including the display of icons for the handheld mobiledevice operation.
 11. An apparatus for man-machine interfacingcomprising: a handheld mobile wireless device including a CPU, a memory,an operating system, and a display screen; a menu function, including auser interface, stored in the memory and operating in the CPU, wherein(i) a frequency of use of icon selections is determined, (ii) livedigital content is identified, and (iii) original menu screen icons aremaintained; a first display area, within the display screen, whereinselection icons are displayed including displaying selection iconsranked highest in frequency of use based on a prior history of use ofselection icons by the user; a second display area, within the displayscreen, displaying live digital content; and a display of icons fordevice operation of the handheld mobile device.
 12. The apparatus ofclaim 11 wherein the user interface is configured to position multipledisplay areas on the display screen based on user settings.
 13. Theapparatus of claim 11 wherein the live digital content includes one ormore of, sports results, weather, event reminders, live video, stockupdates, or news feed.
 14. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the menufunction is configured to allocate substantially half of the displayscreen to the display of live digital content.
 15. The apparatus ofclaim 11 further comprising icons for a camera and a call selection. 16.The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the display of selection iconsincludes those icons ranked highest in frequency of use based on a priorhistory of use of those icons by a generic user or a mobile device user.17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the menu function is configuredto structure the display of the icons in two groups and limit the numberof display of icons to fit in the first display area.
 18. The apparatusof claim 11, wherein the menu function is configured to adjust sizes ofthe display areas for individual preferences based on the size of thedisplay screen.
 19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein a list of livedigital content feeds is generated, further comprising a display of alist of live digital content feeds.
 20. The apparatus of claim 11further comprising an original menu screen wherein the original menuscreen includes the display of icons for the handheld mobile deviceoperation.